Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minōs

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”) + *-yōs (comparative suffix). The appearance of *min- instead of the expected *mejj- is due to influence from the related verb *minuō (“to lessen”).[1]

Adjective

*minōs

  1. less

Declension

Declension of *minōs (consonant-stem comparative adjective)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *minōs *minōs *minos
vocative *minōs *minōs *minos
accusative *minōzem *minōzem *minos
genitive *minōzes, minōzos *minōzes, minōzos *minōzes, minōzos
dative *minōzei *minōzei *minōzei
ablative *minōzi? minōze? *minōzi? minōze? *minōzi? minōze?
locative *minōzi? minōze? *minōzi? minōze? *minōzi? minōze?
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *minōzes *minōzes *minōzā
vocative *minōzes *minōzes *minōzā
accusative *minōzens *minōzens *minōzā
genitive *minōzom *minōzom *minōzom
dative *minōzəβos *minōzəβos *minōzəβos
ablative *minōzəβos *minōzəβos *minōzəβos
locative *minōzəβos *minōzəβos *minōzəβos

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: minor (adjective), minus (adverb)
  • Oscan: mins (adverb)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “minor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 381-382
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